[1] Haida was born in Honolulu on 24 April 1909, to parents who were Japanese immigrants to Hawaii.

Being unable to return to Hawaii, Haida enrolled in Dokkyo Junior and Senior High School [ja] in Tokyo.

[3] Haida began writing and arranging songs, and taught guitar in Koenji, Tokyo in 1935.

Some of his students included Fumimaro Konoe's daughter and Kaneko Kentaro's grandchild.

[3] During this time, Haida wrote songs like Suzukaze no Michi [ja], which became a hit when Katsuhiko sang it.